To
me, the point is to have fun learning about new things. And
then to publicly break those things. The Internet has allowed
me to share the details of this process with the world starting
with my very first robot. I still get a kick out of "wow this
stuff is so cool!" E-mail. And as long as I'm able to, I'll
keep adding to this website for your enjoyment and edification.

I get a lot of disapproving head shakes
when my involvement with combat robots comes up in conversation.
Usually after someone asks me how much I spend. It makes me
laugh, because I don't wear any expensive branded sports merchandise,
own a Harley, JetSki, season tickets, or even drive a new
car. What people constantly miss is the subtle-yet-important
fact that I'm investing in my own knowledge for the future,
not running up debt to buy finished goods made by someone
else.

All the
unbelievable robot and team pictures on this website
were taken by Dean Thomas,
a friend of mine that is always game for a 1AM robot photo shoot
or a unique Team Delta location shot. He also does weddings.
Seriously.

The
Team Delta text and robot logos were designed by 3D artist
Chris Adams. The
original version that I screened on a T-shirt is here
(can you read the sticker on the actuator?)

The
digital pictures on this website were all taken with a Canon
PowerShot 600 digital camera, generously donated by Canon
Computer Systems in late 1997. The original street price
was around $1000 but it has no LCD preview or zoom - so
all that money went into one thing: optics. It rocks.

L.A.con
III, the 54th World Science Fiction Convention
I exhibited the Agamemnon at the Con Aug. 29 - Sept.
2, 1996, two weeks after the competition. I was specifically
asked to not repair any damage suffered during
the event (to show the guests just what these machines
can do.) Mark Setrakian and Master was there (and
honestly, received 4x the crowd that the Ag did!)

I was IsoTopically Cool Site of the day!
Amazing what a free T-shirt will get 'ya (just kidding!)

At
least 50% of the E-mail questions I receive are from people that
want a quick solution without even shifting their brain into first
gear. Fortunately, there is a great "Top 10 Questions Answered"
document that my friend Tony Buchignani and I fabbed up for the
Delphi Robot Wars Forum.